Meaning
to abandon (to leave behind)
- to give up on, to abandon
- to give up
- to neglect
In a sentence
Non voglio abbandonare questo progetto adesso.
I don't want to give up on this project now.
I marinai hanno dovuto abbandonare la nave durante la tempesta.
The sailors had to abandon the ship during the storm.
Non abbandonare il cane da solo fuori.
Don't leave the dog outside alone.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abbandonare | infinitive |
| abbandoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbandono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbandonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbandonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbandonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| abbandonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| abbandonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| abbandonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| abbandonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbandoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbandoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbandonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbandonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbandonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbandonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbandonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbandoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| abbandonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| abbandona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| abbandonando | gerund |
| abbandonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'abbandonare' for physical or emotional leaving; 'lasciare' is more neutral (e.g., 'lasciare un messaggio').
- Avoid overusing it for 'quit'—'smettere' or 'rinunciare' often fit better (e.g., 'smettere di fumare').
- Takes 'essere' in compound tenses when intransitive (e.g., 'È abbandonato').